World Story of the Day

Russian Band Pompeya Finds Safety In English-Language Lyrics

6:29am May 10, 2015

Yes there are other bands from Russia besides Pussy Riot. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Daniil Brod, lead singer for Pompeya, who says they wanted to create music that's sunny, light and fun.

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A nurse holds a young girl who was vaccinated at the kickoff of a national measles prevention campaign in Liberia.

As Ebola Leaves Liberia, Measles Makes A Forceful Comeback

10:38pm May 08, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

Ebola put the country's immunization program on pause. Now officials are launching a nationwide vaccination campaign to stop the largest measles outbreak the country has seen in years.

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London's Dominance Becomes A British Election Issue

7:32pm May 05, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

London completely dominates the political, cultural and economic life of the U.K. to an extent rarely seen elsewhere. That imbalance has been an issue in the run-up to Thursday's election.

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Jean-Baptiste Thoret, Charlie Hebdo's film critic, speaks at a news conference in Washington on May 1. Thoret will receive, on behalf of Charlie Hebdo, the PEN American Center's Freedom of Expression Courage Award in New York on Tuesday.

'Charlie Hebdo' Staffer Pushes Back Against Writers' Opposition To Award

2:02am May 05, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

"If you're standing for the freedom of expression, you can't be at one moment for this freedom of expression, and two or three minutes later, against that," film critic Jean-Baptiste Thoret says.

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Uniformed police move wooden beams, stack broken bricks and sift through ruined monuments -- some of which date back to the 1600s -- in the city of Patan in the aftermath of Nepal's massive earthquake.

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To Restore Its Shattered Treasures, Nepal Has A Secret Weapon

2:09pm May 04, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

Many of Nepal's historic treasures crumbled in last week's earthquake. But generations of wood and stone carvers have spawned a tradition that could help return monuments to their former glory.

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Heffernan photographs health care worker Martha Lyne Freeman.

An Artist's Brainstorm: Put Photos On Those Faceless Ebola Suits

8:38pm May 03, 2015

by Nurith Aizenman

Printers blew up. People took the photo stickers home. But in the end, art professor Mary Beth Heffernan succeeded in bringing a human face to the scary-looking protective gear.

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Nguyen Tien, second from right, stands on the beach where he saw American troops first arrive 50 years ago. Standing with Nguyen are a fellow Viet Cong veteran and three U.S. Marines veterans who served in the Vietnam War.

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In Danang, Where U.S. Troops First Landed, Memories Of War Have Faded

5:38pm May 02, 2015

by Michael Sullivan

U.S. Marines were deployed to the coastal Vietnamese city 50 years ago last month. Now, 40 years after the war's end and amid great change, former Viet Cong and an American reflect on that time.

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A view of Oslo, Norway, taken from the surrounding hills. Author Michael Booth says Norwegians were traditionally thought of as Scandinavia's "country bumpkin."

Are Danes Really That Happy? The Myth Of The Scandinavian Utopia

3:01pm May 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

Are the Nordic countries really the utopias they're cracked up to be? NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Michael Booth about his new book that attempts to answer that question.

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Former Guantanamo prison inmates walk between their tents and the U.S. Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, where four former prisoners are protesting what they say is an inadequate deal in exchange for permanent asylum.

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Ex-Gitmo Detainees In Uruguay Protest At U.S. Embassy

8:19pm April 30, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The men, resettled there after years in detention, say they aren't getting enough assistance. Camped outside the U.S. Embassy, they are seeking housing and other help reintegrating into society.

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Europe May Be On Sale, But The Ticket To Get There Isn't

12:32pm April 29, 2015

by Susanna Capelouto

The euro has dropped in value against the U.S. dollar by more than 20 percent since last summer. But even as Americans find bargains in Europe, flights to get there remain pricey for a few reasons.

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